Palestine, State of's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Palestine, State of has 35 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 34.6% from 26 in 2022. That places Palestine, State of 80th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists (15), followed by Birzeit University (6).
Scientists in Palestine, State of on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | 23 | +91.7% | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 26 | +13.0% | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 35 | +34.6% | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +14.3% | 19 | +35.7% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% | 21 | +10.5% |
Institutes in Palestine, State of
By number of listed scientists
All 35 scientists
| Rank in Palestine, State of | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7,202 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 38 | |
| 2 | 16,586 | Islamic University of Gaza | Building & Construction | Rank 109 | |
| 3 | 22,873 | Birzeit University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 786 | |
| 4 | 41,402 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 224 | |
| 5 | 47,110 | An-Najah National University | Energy | Rank 1,129 | |
| 6 | 83,296 |
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Palestine Polytechnic University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,419 |
| 7 | 86,272 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 558 | |
| 8 | 99,800 | Birzeit University | Public Health | Rank 1,101 | |
| 9 | 107,914 | Arab American University, Palestine | Building & Construction | Rank 744 | |
| 10 | 115,682 | Al-Azhar University of Gaza | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 805 | |
| 11 | 119,502 | Islamic University of Gaza | Applied Physics | Rank 2,346 | |
| 12 | 125,381 | An-Najah National University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 534 | |
| 13 | 132,010 | An-Najah National University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 6,111 | |
| 14 | 134,169 | Birzeit University | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 436 | |
| 15 | 138,799 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,694 | |
| 16 | 139,938 | Birzeit University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,139 | |
| 17 | 142,628 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,029 | |
| 18 | 159,443 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,178 | |
| 19 | 184,117 | Al-Aqsa University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,701 | |
| 20 | 185,717 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,414 | |
| 21 | 206,167 | Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie | General Physics | Rank 1,069 | |
| 22 | 265,882 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,151 | |
| 23 | 266,171 | An-Najah National University | Entomology | Rank 643 | |
| 24 | 281,454 |
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Al-Quds University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 492 |
| 25 | 288,411 | Birzeit University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,313 | |
| 26 | 318,453 | An-Najah National University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,647 | |
| 27 | 351,343 | Al-Quds University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,963 | |
| 28 | 390,616 | An-Najah National University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,374 | |
| 29 | 432,482 | An-Najah National University | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,573 | |
| 30 | 433,684 | Arab American University, Palestine | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 160 | |
| 31 | 475,818 |
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Al-Quds University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,267 |
| 32 | 589,587 | Al-Aqsa University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,292 | |
| 33 | 624,650 | Arab American University, Palestine | Applied Physics | Rank 14,062 | |
| 34 | 634,958 | An-Najah National University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 10,338 | |
| 35 | 1,400,323 | Al-Azhar University of Gaza | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 43,277 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Palestine, State of are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
35 scientists affiliated with Palestine, State of are on the 2023 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Palestine, State of has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, An-Najah National University has the most listed scientists from Palestine, State of, with 15. It is followed by Birzeit University with 6.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Palestine, State of changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Palestine, State of went from 12 scientists in 2020 to 35 in 2023, a change of +191.7%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.